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A study on technological capability among product-based telecom start-ups in India: role of technological learning and bricolage

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  • Prageet Aeron
  • Rekha Jain

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The present work explores accumulation of technological capabilities among telecom start-ups in India engaged in the development of innovative new products. This paper weaves together literature on RBV, innovation, bricolage, technological learning and technological capability to further our understanding of technological capability among the start-ups, in a high-tech and knowledge intensive setting. Drawing on rich data collected from multiple case studies, we conceptualise differing degree of innovation (creation, modification and extension) as possible manifestation of varying levels of technological capability. Our work proposes a process model for the evolution of technological capability as a result of complex interplay between existing knowledge, two complementary stages of bricolage, and new knowledge acquisition through differing modes of technological learning. The paper further identifies explorative learning, gap focused learning and market focused learning as the three dominant learning mechanisms and also highlights differences in capabilities among the start-ups and established firms.

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  • Prageet Aeron & Rekha Jain, 2015. "A study on technological capability among product-based telecom start-ups in India: role of technological learning and bricolage," International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(4), pages 336-360.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijtlid:v:7:y:2015:i:4:p:336-360
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    1. Aistleitner, Matthias & Gräbner, Claudius & Hornykewycz, Anna, 2021. "Theory and empirics of capability accumulation: Implications for macroeconomic modeling," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(6).
    2. Dehimat, Amina & Baroudi, Mohammed, 2022. "An overview on the Algerian National Innovation System in the digital era," MPRA Paper 114987, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 04 Jun 2022.
    3. Claudius Gräbner & Anna Hornykewycz, 2022. "Capability accumulation and product innovation: an agent-based perspective," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 87-121, January.
    4. Davy, Elder & Hansen, Ulrich E., 2023. "A firm-level perspective on windows of opportunity," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    5. Guckenbiehl, Peter & Corral de Zubielqui, Graciela & Lindsay, Noel, 2021. "Knowledge and innovation in start-up ventures: A systematic literature review and research agenda," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).

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